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Hamas has named Yahya Sinwar, its high chief in Gaza who masterminded the lethal Oct. 7 assault on Israel, as its new chief after his predecessor was killed throughout an airstrike in Iran.
The transfer is for certain to impress Israel, which has put him on the high of its kill record after the Oct. 7 assault by which militants killed 1,200 folks in southern Israel and took about 250 as hostages.
In an announcement, Hamas introduced “the selection of Commander Yahya Sinwar as head of the movement’s political bureau, succeeding the martyred leader Ismail Haniyeh, may God have mercy on him.”
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Hamas has named Yahya Sinwar, its high chief in Gaza who masterminded the lethal Oct. 7 assault on Israel, as its new chief. (AP)
Sinwar is near Iran and has labored through the years to construct up the power of Hamas. His promotion got here after the dying of Ismail Haniyeh. Haniyeh was killed in an obvious bombing in Tehran, whereas a high Hezbollah commander was additionally killed in Beirut final week in a presumed Israeli strike.
The killings have raised fears of a wider battle that would see Israel preventing on a number of fronts.
Iran has vowed to retaliate. Israel has accused Sinwar of masterminding the lethal Oct. 7 assault. Israeli officers consider he has taken refuge within the terror group’s huge community of tunnels within the Gaza Strip and is surrounded by hostages as human shields.
Last week, Israel mentioned it had confirmed the dying of the top of Hamas’ navy wing, Mohammed Deif, in a July airstrike in Gaza. Hamas has not confirmed his dying.
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Israeli troops found a smuggling tunnel on the border of Gaza and Egypt, Israel Defense Forces officers mentioned. (Israel Defense Forces )
Hamas’ consultant in Iran, Khaled Kaddoumi, referred to as Sinwar a “consensus choice” well-liked amongst all factions and concerned within the group’s decision-making all through, together with in negotiations. In a voice message to the Associated Press, he mentioned Sinwar is aware of the political aspirations of the Palestinians for a state and the return of refugees however can be a “fierce fighter on the battlefield.”
Secretary of State Antony Blinken mentioned Sinwar “has been and remains the primary decider when it comes to concluding the cease-fire.”
He mentioned Sinwar should “decide whether to move forward with a cease-fire that manifestly will help so many Palestinians in desperate need, women, children, men who are caught in a crossfire. … It really is on him.”
Sinwar has been Hamas’ chief inside Gaza since 2017, ruling with an iron grip.
Hamas has named Yahya Sinwar, its high chief in Gaza who masterminded the lethal Oct. 7 assault on Israel, as its new chief. (Mohammed Talatene/image alliance by way of Getty Images)
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In May, the International Criminal Court sought an arrest warrant in opposition to Sinwar on prices of battle crimes over the Oct. 7 assault, in addition to in opposition to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel’s protection minister for battle crimes.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
